Her bills piled up. While she never fell behind on her mortgage payments, her credit card debt was “getting too out of control,” Dubose said. She started a part-time job at Walmart. Some days she would go straight from her job at HACC to Walmart until 10 p.m., having been up since 5 a.m. It “took a toll,” she said.

AgeOptions finds financial insecurity, social isolation, housing issues and caregiver support needs for Cook County older adults.

Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed chase earlier this month.

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County.

The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that tax sales as they've been practiced in several states unconstitutionally rob property owners of their home equity. Illinois is the last state to offer up a fix.

Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250,000 in payments “as part of criminal activity that involved more than five participants.

Treasurer’s website offers easy way to update property tax bill name and address information. You may not look forward to receiving your property tax bill, but it’s crucial th

Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the rehabilitation opportunities. The State’s Attorney’s Office says they prefer alternative approaches that move away from the peace circle and instead toward gun education and a path toward FOID cards.

Any slash to Medicaid's budget could hit lowest income families hardest.

A jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth $10.4 million was sold in northwest suburban Cook County last weekend, according to Illinois Lottery officials.

Former Fox 32 political editor Mike Flannery attended the event and asked Dart about the time Backpage, a website once known for hosting adult ads, filed a lawsuit against him, which concluded when the Department of Justice seized and shut down the site.

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a 12% increase in five years.